tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68134512827443612072023-11-16T07:23:58.040-08:00Art by JeanArt by Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16662339613456012053noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813451282744361207.post-75335784741371055042012-01-27T10:39:00.000-08:002012-01-27T10:39:26.648-08:00Salt Marsh<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47jXhM94AQOAsgKt5lgTafVWsBd6RvI1tp-N1U8DhO8BU0-6TmoL0s9CMg65JGiv7j6_uOOuG7_cUa6D-Cac6Npca0EhkgcwbEQ3ojBGFmfLY7YMGM2i5GyOx35CHVSys26_BtSSWyy4/s1600/SaltMarshCrop+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47jXhM94AQOAsgKt5lgTafVWsBd6RvI1tp-N1U8DhO8BU0-6TmoL0s9CMg65JGiv7j6_uOOuG7_cUa6D-Cac6Npca0EhkgcwbEQ3ojBGFmfLY7YMGM2i5GyOx35CHVSys26_BtSSWyy4/s320/SaltMarshCrop+copy.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>This picture is available for sale. It is hanging in the Silver Spirit Gallery in Silver City, NM, at the moment. It is one of my pastels. If interested contact me at jeansart@myartbyjean.com.<br />
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I am interested in commissions for art - special landscapes, portraits of people and animals.<br />
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My art class at the Silver City Senior Citizen Center grew this month. I got 3 new students. It may be time to see about starting a second class. I've tried to several times but each time the number of students dropped so that there was only 1 student attending. We'll see if it goes this time.Art by Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16662339613456012053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813451282744361207.post-83755931565053894682012-01-17T17:55:00.000-08:002012-01-17T17:55:33.507-08:00Happy New YearMy new year has started out great. I have three new students in my art class at the Silver City Senior Citizen Center. Because the center was closed for MLK Day we met at my apartment and viewed and discussed a number of pictures by contemporary New Mexican artists. The book, <i>Art Journey New Mexico, 104 Painter's Perspectives</i>, was put together with the help of gallaries in the northern part of New Mexico. Unfortunately it is heavily slanted to oils, with just a few pastels and watercolors. No other mediums were shown. Hopefully someday pastels, colored pencils, etc., will get the recognition they deserve. I consider oils the most forgiving medium there is. It takes a lot of skill to create a good picture in watercolor or colored pencil. Pastel is also a medium that I enjoy working in but it also takes drawing skill to have a good picture. That's my soapbox for this year.Art by Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16662339613456012053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813451282744361207.post-21894078310298561572011-10-04T13:50:00.000-07:002011-10-04T13:50:27.143-07:00Award Winning Picture<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlyScVYe-WNgj84atJpYQVKcJs9wH6Z6tXptoZA690cBwovQvB1Pd9-SFFN2RNDz_dagor7sYlnSPQ2sIaXOnSXsaQhnzexh2V2vAFCM102PXuVy0FyUwpaeelQhXZ4rzczp6YoIFSWaY/s1600/Survivor1b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlyScVYe-WNgj84atJpYQVKcJs9wH6Z6tXptoZA690cBwovQvB1Pd9-SFFN2RNDz_dagor7sYlnSPQ2sIaXOnSXsaQhnzexh2V2vAFCM102PXuVy0FyUwpaeelQhXZ4rzczp6YoIFSWaY/s320/Survivor1b.jpg" width="160" /></a></div>This colored pencil picture won a First Place at the Gila river/New Mexico Landscape show. I titled it Survivor1 because I hope to do a series of this type of subject. It sold a few days after the show but prints are available if you want one. You can contact me at at jeansart@myartbyjean.com for more information or to order.Art by Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16662339613456012053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813451282744361207.post-38841741399171761082011-09-23T09:37:00.000-07:002011-09-23T09:43:19.739-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMH25igLopU2Xe8RG8S4D134bDrbKuz7DkT8kSQfBUsqQMTOA8oFONDKZdGCdkJxP5FMEo1m-Zdp0mEdGS4M8ZUc0Vcp9p1Zgbg-3kXz15YDq-BPlaRGCFyf5LKVbJtM3qMflpRMbcVw/s1600/MimbresRiver1Blog+copy.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 128px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMH25igLopU2Xe8RG8S4D134bDrbKuz7DkT8kSQfBUsqQMTOA8oFONDKZdGCdkJxP5FMEo1m-Zdp0mEdGS4M8ZUc0Vcp9p1Zgbg-3kXz15YDq-BPlaRGCFyf5LKVbJtM3qMflpRMbcVw/s320/MimbresRiver1Blog+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655595131231715618" border="0" /></a>This picture recently won Second Place in the Drawing Division of the Gila River/New Mexico Landscape Show held in Silver City, NM. It is a Pastel painting. The original has been sold but prints are available. If interested contact me at jeansart@myartbyjean.com for more information or to place an order.<br /><br />I hope to get more pictures loaded onto this site in the next few days. All will be available for sale.Art by Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16662339613456012053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813451282744361207.post-13146311894903484792011-09-22T18:33:00.000-07:002011-09-22T18:43:10.397-07:00UpdateSeptember 22, 2011. It has been several years since I put anything on this blog. I moved from Tallahassee, FL, to Silver City, NM, in 2009. I had lived in Silver City from 1977 to 1989 but left after my husband died. After suffering from the heat and humidity in Florida I decided that the relatively mild climate of Silver City was much better for my health so returned to New Mexico. I have become very active in the art scene here. I teach 2 art classes at the Silver City Senior Citizen Center. I belong to 2 art guilds - San Vicente Artists of Silver City of which I am treasurer and the Grant County Art Guild.<br /><br />I just received a First Place award for a colored pencil picture (will add it at a later date) and a Second Place award for a Pastel painting. I have been asked to judge the Fine Arts division at the Grant County Fair which is being held next week.Art by Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16662339613456012053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813451282744361207.post-39215975353757719562008-12-18T06:55:00.000-08:002008-12-18T07:01:52.900-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfwH9c4CtOMXiXKCR17U2f7JfSU2f_jqJjnatXPnx-A7uqI6OYEbcm62rTrIJGJddB5TuNS2ZW72k0ykgwIkfLI8Qv4dNjA6hPzEPsGIQTP1KpNko8McsdDsi8U7QtmDNpZAMpg9X8qk/s1600-h/Daylily_Blog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfwH9c4CtOMXiXKCR17U2f7JfSU2f_jqJjnatXPnx-A7uqI6OYEbcm62rTrIJGJddB5TuNS2ZW72k0ykgwIkfLI8Qv4dNjA6hPzEPsGIQTP1KpNko8McsdDsi8U7QtmDNpZAMpg9X8qk/s200/Daylily_Blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281145088271243442" border="0" /></a><br />I thought I would let you follow the progress of my newest picture. This is the one I am doing in oil pastels. Remember that I have never worked with this medium before. My style is very different with these pastels- much more loose, almost as if I am working with paints not a drawing instrument. I will continue to post my progress with this picture. If interested in anything I've done be sure to contact me at 850-893-8434 or jeansart@myartbyjean.com.Art by Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16662339613456012053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813451282744361207.post-66559177490054179982008-12-17T06:34:00.000-08:002008-12-17T06:54:32.987-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvsyNHP2SJ-jFYJDRAWeUxm9PhFHfbbIrOZPhUJpgx21rxZuYWIgZSjWEMi2d03rlJkIuKUgytY6mWsOD9As1be-22lo8c1yuMnwVUyx9A9BHNgU00DgHpyzsBNquTkk1AKTdyrP3RrY/s1600-h/Pecan_blog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvsyNHP2SJ-jFYJDRAWeUxm9PhFHfbbIrOZPhUJpgx21rxZuYWIgZSjWEMi2d03rlJkIuKUgytY6mWsOD9As1be-22lo8c1yuMnwVUyx9A9BHNgU00DgHpyzsBNquTkk1AKTdyrP3RrY/s200/Pecan_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280771295532894594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLurRyEizfIILYuXIjSqsQLETJHga7z6ge49X_qjakCvtNboydAwdhvxJCmaoNjjogBRcXS5Mg1-onaSCC09_GZti1IeSlC9i5sMWsOIj4tLKXp7NcZ7no3U4UWCic7QvrEIDwJiShQ-A/s1600-h/WakullaRiver3_blog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLurRyEizfIILYuXIjSqsQLETJHga7z6ge49X_qjakCvtNboydAwdhvxJCmaoNjjogBRcXS5Mg1-onaSCC09_GZti1IeSlC9i5sMWsOIj4tLKXp7NcZ7no3U4UWCic7QvrEIDwJiShQ-A/s400/WakullaRiver3_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280771131193995538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIoaqFy_R2t6vMw_SMO3P7P_TJ8fD0lCjGawmI_rhOKf8WfcHIWC4rWjbtfkp7r6j2TJ32HIGO5nk4ogv9BEMv8Tf2tFDy6U-rYZWwlTBrOP2CY-zYGrnNHRS3HEHXL-BKqKjz-tN6FhM/s1600-h/Oak+Leaf+Hydrangea_blog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIoaqFy_R2t6vMw_SMO3P7P_TJ8fD0lCjGawmI_rhOKf8WfcHIWC4rWjbtfkp7r6j2TJ32HIGO5nk4ogv9BEMv8Tf2tFDy6U-rYZWwlTBrOP2CY-zYGrnNHRS3HEHXL-BKqKjz-tN6FhM/s200/Oak+Leaf+Hydrangea_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280769981512665314" border="0" /></a>I've missed a couple of days, just did not get "around to it". I have pledged that I will do better. I am always challenging myself to do something new, harder, etc., in the art field. As I stated earlier I am trying out oil pastels which are proving interesting to work in. Monday I started in a clay class. This is one where we work with clay to produce figures or hand build pots without using a wheel. It should prove interesting. If I ever produce something noteworthy I will take a picture of it and put it on this blog.<br /><br />I thought I would add more of my note cards to this blog. They are blank so you can write in what you want. If you are interested in getting some be sure to contact me at 850-893-8434 or at jeansart@myartbyjean.com.Art by Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16662339613456012053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813451282744361207.post-16776162789263523932008-12-13T07:31:00.000-08:002008-12-13T07:34:06.698-08:00I am a member of a Red Hat Society chapter here in Tallahassee. Today is a luncheon meeting where we will exchange Christmas presents. I am giving 2 packages of my note cards as my present. We will put all the presents in a piles and then each member will get to choose one. Because this is my birthday month I will be wearing a Purple Hat with a Red top - the opposite of what I would usually wear. Hope all of you have a good weekend.Art by Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16662339613456012053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813451282744361207.post-57181191869094265732008-12-12T06:23:00.000-08:002008-12-13T07:30:59.185-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7k-aa7DwdCn5yesnA2AWD7vdp6R37Nu1vCxf0o38eo63Jw7eL4EA22hhaGq6PqqGdxB48SV8j87192MhftgPDKTB16uv1ntpH6k3I-kQtI604mgHjVID5yn4SW6rCACczV697nCvYF8/s1600-h/Sandra_Blog2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7k-aa7DwdCn5yesnA2AWD7vdp6R37Nu1vCxf0o38eo63Jw7eL4EA22hhaGq6PqqGdxB48SV8j87192MhftgPDKTB16uv1ntpH6k3I-kQtI604mgHjVID5yn4SW6rCACczV697nCvYF8/s320/Sandra_Blog2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278909959052883890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AldFgkkYgzGiJv4MEePVYLqSc9gdsXwPBscG3y1Kgt3pbJl0RvjgUfIIsb3Rf46GA21dNiSwdImhIQSZrMY6VLLm5Zv97NdnrlK_FyAOsApjqez4fa8dlxK3GNioHTZOoD74mZ803JU/s1600-h/Sandra_Blog1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 176px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AldFgkkYgzGiJv4MEePVYLqSc9gdsXwPBscG3y1Kgt3pbJl0RvjgUfIIsb3Rf46GA21dNiSwdImhIQSZrMY6VLLm5Zv97NdnrlK_FyAOsApjqez4fa8dlxK3GNioHTZOoD74mZ803JU/s320/Sandra_Blog1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278909775860130066" border="0" /></a><br />Because it takes me from 35 to 40 hours to complete an 11"x15" colored pencil painting I work from photographs. An example of one portrait is shown here. The original picture is of a cousin that was taken in 1938.<br /><br />I will accept commissions to do portraits. You can contact me at jeansart@myartbyjean.com or by calling me at 850-893-8434Art by Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16662339613456012053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813451282744361207.post-85127127183677908362008-12-11T06:42:00.001-08:002008-12-11T06:48:04.851-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-lsNYSfvPwlLaDE30S8AyOC_3A-eOXZZx9DqjGQJ81d5GEAclrYEQtEKTeQtaYyNTk1zbd5E9dX7KhP7NRERh5r4IG6wJvqozE_bt9QPX6G8BUvryeDzWzFIFW7Y0fIQ7W5i6Mx33UI/s1600-h/Dogwood_Blog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-lsNYSfvPwlLaDE30S8AyOC_3A-eOXZZx9DqjGQJ81d5GEAclrYEQtEKTeQtaYyNTk1zbd5E9dX7KhP7NRERh5r4IG6wJvqozE_bt9QPX6G8BUvryeDzWzFIFW7Y0fIQ7W5i6Mx33UI/s320/Dogwood_Blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278543588678224706" border="0" /></a><br />Yesterday I mentioned that I also do note cards. I have two types: those based on my pictures (Wakulla River series, Florida series) and then a number of nature prints that I have done. They are available for $8.00 for six plus shipping and handling of $3.50. This is one sample. Contact me at jeansart@myartbyjean.com or call 850/893/8434 if interested.<br /><br />I am experimenting with oil pastels this week. It is an interesting medium - very different from the very precise, detailed work that is needed with colored pencil. I am enjoying the looser style that I can achieve with them.Art by Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16662339613456012053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813451282744361207.post-45985690262866526132008-12-10T06:36:00.000-08:002008-12-11T06:33:54.382-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXnpuejsQvKta7CFSBDVaBbRjevg6OcPswh5cXBJTxnexv00Ya0Dkd8y-l41BLT-jt5wES7ZYClz4HbdCY3vW4kqhoKhMo50b1PTM0MtRh7ZTydFrvlyT4qXl_qhQoWEEnDGA2LSX_Qc/s1600-h/Cruising_Blog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXnpuejsQvKta7CFSBDVaBbRjevg6OcPswh5cXBJTxnexv00Ya0Dkd8y-l41BLT-jt5wES7ZYClz4HbdCY3vW4kqhoKhMo50b1PTM0MtRh7ZTydFrvlyT4qXl_qhQoWEEnDGA2LSX_Qc/s320/Cruising_Blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278170519013238786" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">"Cruising on the Wakulla" won Best of Show at the Linear Rhythms 2008 Juried show at the Old Armoury Gallery in Tallahassee. Painted in Prismacolor Pencil. Framed 16" x 20". Available for $450.00. Can be seen at the Gadsden Art Center gift shop in Quincy, Florida. Giclees are available. Contact the artist for information: jeansart@myartbyjean.com or 850/893/8434<br /></span>Art by Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16662339613456012053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813451282744361207.post-43871966567062684482008-12-10T06:14:00.000-08:002008-12-10T06:22:26.064-08:00Art by JeanDecember 10, 2008. I must be crazy but at the age of 74 (will turn 75 in two weeks) I have started a new (third) career. I have been taking art lessons off and on during my adult life but the necessity of supporting a son, then being a housewife to my second husband interfered with my pursuing my art full-time. Now that I am a widow on limited income I am trying to develop the art business. I have won some awards in juried art shows and produce note cards that are sold in a couple of the gift shops attached to local art galleries. Most of my pictures are either colored pencil or pastels, although I have done a few water colors.Art by Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16662339613456012053noreply@blogger.com0